Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Playa de Melide today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Playa de Melide at 4PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Playa de Melide. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
452 | 452 | 580 | 580 | 532 | 695 | 627 | 382 | 338 | 300 | 300 | 260 | 343 | 433 | 82 | 69 | 53 | 49 | 40 | 37 | 91 | 39 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:31AM2.99m | 6:45PM3.12m | 7:06AM2.94m | 7:23PM2.98m | 7:45AM2.83m | 8:06PM2.78m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:32PM0.19m | 00:56AM0.17m | 1:09PM0.28m | 1:32AM0.31m | 1:51PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 23 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 18 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SW 16 | SW 15 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 9 |
452 | 452 | 580 | 580 | 532 | 12 | 627 | 382 | 338 | 300 | 300 | 260 | 10 | 9 | 82 | 69 | 53 | 49 | 40 | 37 | 39 | 39 | 17 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 18 | — | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 11 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 |
40 | 40 | 6 | 6 | 12 | — | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | — | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 23 | 2 | 10 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 18 | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | SW 18 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — |
— | 6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 12 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
— | — | — | — | 8 | 695 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 343 | 433 | 88 | 32 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 91 | 80 | 88 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 39 | 39 | 90 | 414 | 195 | 59 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 188 | 200 | 191 | 59 | 67 | 62 | 45 | 49 | 195 | 280 | 280 | 45 |
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